IC636 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , IC636 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:27, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:52, 60° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:44, 57° above your south-western horizon.

Name IC636
Object type Galaxy
Other names
IC 636[1]
UGC 5824[2]
PGC 31867[3]
Position
Right ascension:10h41m [3]
Declination:+04°19' [3]
Constellation:Sextans
Magnitude:14.88 (B) [1]
12.10 (J) [1]
11.35 (H) [1]
11.12 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:0.9 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 49.0°E of N
Hubble type:SBbc

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